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. BUCKLE. v .No. 379,006. Patented Mar; 6, 1888..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN GRIPPEN AND WILLIAM KING, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 01 Letters Patent No. 379,006, dated March 6,1888.

Application filed August 28, 1887. Serial No. 247.656.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWIN ORIPPEN and WILLIAM KING, of New Orleans, inthe parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new andImproved Buckle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a bottom View of our new and improved buckle. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation of the same taken on the line x x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is an inverted plan view showing a modification, and Fig. 4. is adetailed sectional view of one form of loop A.

A represents the main frame of the buckle, and B represents a loop orshackle attached to the main frame A by a bolt, 0, so that by removingsaid bolt the shackle may be detached and the whole buckle removed fromor applied to a strap or web without ripping or stitching the strap orweb.

The frame A is formed with the cheekpieces a a and the shackle B withthe corresponding cheek-pieces, b b, and through apertures in saidcheek-pieces the bolt 0 passes, as shown clearly in the drawings.

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The tongue D is pivoted upon the bolt 0, and in the form shown in Figs.1 and 2 the tongue is held in the center of the bolt by the short tubes0 c, placed upon said bolt, one each side of the tongue.

In Fig. 3 the frame A and shackle B are closed, so that the tubes 0 care not required.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the frame A is formed with integral loop A, for holdingthe end of a strap placed in the buckle, while in Fig.3 this loop ismade of a separate U-shaped piece, with its ends apertured to receivethe bolt 0, so that said bolt when put in place holds all three partstogether, so that they form a complete buckle, loop, and shackle.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the main frame A, formed With the aperturedcheek-pieces a a, of the shackle B, bolt 0, buckle-tongue D, and loop A,substantially as shown and described.

EDWIN ORIPPEN. NVILLIAM KING.

Witnesses:

ALFRED PATTERSON, 1VIAROUS TITIoN GASHEN.

